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No. 260,807 Patented July 11, 1882.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL B. TOMZ, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 260,807, dated July 11,1882.

Application filed May 2, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL B. ToMZ, of Baltimore city, State of Maryland,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hats; and I herebydeclare the same to be fully, clearly, and exactly described as follows,reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l isan elevation, partly in section, of

a hat embodying my invention; and Fig. 2 is textile fabric, which mayshow any desired pattern, that in the accompanying drawings being aplaid.

In carrying out my invention I take a strip, E, of muslin, shellacked onthe outside, of suitable length to closely envelop the block and jointhe ends by pressing the meeting edges with a hot iron. It is thenplaced around the block, the shell-acked side being outward, and thelining B, preferably of satin, is then placed over the block andattached to the band E at the front, rear, and each side by touchingthese points with the iron. A string is then placed over the lining anddrawn closely around the block. The corners of the lining, being thusbent down over the convex block, of course pucker and wrinkle. Theoperator then seizes the corners below the cord and pulls them down overthe block, at the same time rub bing down the wrinkles with thethumb-nail or a suitable instrument until they are wholly eradicated. Ahot iron is then run around the block above the string, melting theshellac, and securing the lining to the .band E. The edges of the liningare clipped oif below the attached portion. A solution of shellac isthen applied to the lining and allowed to dry, and a sheet of muslin, b,is drawn down over the lining, and secured by melting the shellacexactly as above described. Shellac is applied thereto as before, and asecond layer of muslin is attached, if-desired, the hat being built upto the desired stifl'ness. A horizontal strip, a, of muslin, extendingup.to, or nearly to, the bend of the erown,is' then applied, the

design being to impart extra stiffness to this or band is next drawnaround the block, and

the corners of the cover A are drawn down, and the wrinkles are pressed,so as to form an even surface. The whole is then ironed, securing thecover to the body. The part A is next severed some distance above thebase of the crown at f, and the brim D is applied as follows: It isbuilt up byironing a piece of textile fabric corresponding to the coverof the crown upon a sheet of hat-body muslin coated with shellac, and.is cut out in the center to the shape of the hat, but somewhat smaller.The edges are heated to melt the shellac, and the brim is drawn downover the crown, the upturned edges dot the brim meeting the lower edgesof'the crown-cover, as shown. A strip of shellacked'muslin, c, is thenironed over the joint,securingthe parts together. Thehat-band candsweat-band O are finally applied, as usual. The hat so formed is light,stiff, and strong, possessing all the advantages of the felt hat at agreatly diminished cost, besides present .ing a unique and tastefulappearance, due in great part to the fact that its crown shows apattern, and is formed of a single unseamed sheet of textile fabric.

'Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A hat having a convex crown, the cover of which consists of a singleunseamed sheet of textile fabric united to the body throughout its area,substantially as described.

2. A hat having its cover, lining, and body formed of textile fabricfirmly united together, the cover and lining being devoid of wrinkles orseams, as set forth. l

3. A hat having its body re-enforced by a strip, a, cemented thereto andcovered by a seamless piece of textile fabric, as set forth.

4. In combination with the crown formed of a composite body and seamlesstextile cover, the brim having upturned edge meeting the cover, thejointbeing secured by a strip, 0, as set forth.

CARL l3. TOMZ. Witnesses:

R. D. WILLIAMS, J NO. '1. MADDOX.

